Abstract
CdTe/CdS core(small)/shell(thick) quantum dots (QDs) with tunable near-infrared fluorescence were directly synthesized in aqueous phase through a facile one-step strategy. The QDs possessed bright fluorescence, ultrasmall size, excellent photostability and good biocompatibility. Their applicability for biological imaging was demonstrated with the in vivo active tumor targeting of nude mice.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4971-4973 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 41 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Funding
We thank Prof. Y. Li, from Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, for the animal experiments and the cultivation of tumor nude mice and gratefully acknowledge the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (20975042, 21175051), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2010PY009, 2011PY139, 2010YB03) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province Innovation Team (2011CDA115).
Keywords
- FLUORESCENCE
- NANOCRYSTALS
- CANCER
- PROBES
